Garment-supporter



-E.' D.'M|LKS.

GABMENI'SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, I919.

1,364,784. Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

ELBERT D. MILKS, OF EAST O'I'TO, NEW YORK.

GARMENT-SUPPOBTER.

Application filed May 20, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 'I, ELBERT D. MILKs, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Otto, in the county of Catt-araugus and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-.

will appear as the description proceeds the invention comprises the novel features of construction, accompanied by elements and arrangements of parts which will be more fully described in the following specification and set forth with particularity in the claim appended hereto.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of an under garment illustrating the invention applied to use,

Fig. 2 represents a fragmental interior elevation of the garment illustrating the supporter, and

Fig. 3 represents a fragmental sectional view through the supporter.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates generally a conventional type of under garment which, according to the usual practice, is provided along its upper edge at a point ad jacent the suspenders by which the trousers are supported, with straps formed of fabric or other material sewed adjacent the top edge of the garment.

However, in applying my invention to use, I remove the straps and apply pairs of eyelets 6 to the fabric at a point adjacent the top edge 7 and the eyelets are alined in parallel relation to the top edge. The eyelets Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Serial No.- 298,489.

6 are arranged in groups of four at each side of the meeting edges 8 of the garment and are adapted to receive a strap 9 constructed of fabric or other material the medial portion of which is passed through the two central eyelets 6 behind the garment 5, across the front surface of the garment and back through the end eyelets 6.

At the end of each of the groups of eyelets 6 additional eyelets 10 are fastened to the fabric of the garment 5 and as clearly shown in Fig. 2 are arranged in pairs at the opposite ends of the group 6, the eyelets of each pair being alined transversely of the,

line of eyelets 6. The terminal of each strap 9 is extended outwardly through one of the end eyelets 10, rearwardly through the other eyelet and the strap is knotted as indicated at 11 to prevent the withdrawal of the strap therethrough. It will. thus be seen that the straps 9 may be drawn or loosened thereby permitting the waist line of the garment to be adjusted at the convenience of the individual.

With the straps thus arranged, the portions 12 thereof extending between the eyelets 6 of each pair and across the front of the garment constitute loops for receiving the terminals of the suspenders by which the outer garment is supported and providing effective means for supporting the under garment. It is further evident that when the strap is broken or excessively worn it may be conveniently removed from the eyelets 6 and 10 and replaced by a new one, at a nominal cost.

What I claim is:

A garment including a body, a plurality of pairs of horizontally alined eyelets near the top edge of the body, additional end eyelets positioned near certain of the pairs of horizontally alined eyelets, and a strap laced through the respective pairs of eyelets and secured by the end eyelets for adjusting the waist line of the garment and constituting supporting means for said garment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature hereto.

ELBERT D. MILKS. 

